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VIDEO: Romney Touts Bipartisanship in Positive New Campaign Ad

Posted on | October 19, 2012 | 7 Comments

Very simple — a clip from the second debate:

This ad should scare the daylights out of Democrats: For Romney to be running a positive ad this late in the campaign is a gesture of confidence. And it is likewise a gesture of confidence for Romney to be making this kind of appeal to bipartisanship, trying to win over “soft” Democrats. The campaign is attempting to position Mitt as a uniting, centrist figure and doing so quite effectively.

It’s the kind of thing you do when you know you’re winning.

Category: Election 2012, Mitt Romney

California Official Who Misreported Unemployment Is Obama Donor

Posted on | October 19, 2012 | 11 Comments

Bias? What bias?

Marty Morgenstern, the secretary of the California agency that substantially under-reported unemployment claims last week, contributed to President Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential election campaign, The Daily Caller has learned.
On Oct. 11, the federal government reported that weekly jobless claims were down significantly, suggesting a dramatic national increase in economic growth and a steep decline in layoffs. Jobless claims, according to the Labor Department, had fallen by 30,000 to 339,000, their lowest level since February 2008.
The good news for the Obama administration spread quickly, with outlets like CNN and Bloomberg declaring, “Jobless claims fall to four-year low.” . . .
According to campaign disclosure records, Morgenstern donated $4,600 — the maximum amount allowed by law — to the 2008 Obama camapaign . . . 

Via Jammie Wearing Fools.

Category: Economics

More Facts on Benghazi Attack, More Bad News for President Gutsy Call

Posted on | October 19, 2012 | 3 Comments

Obama and his surrogates have claimed that, in wrongly describing the attack as the result of a “spontaneous” protest about an obscure YouTube video, the president was simply relying on what the intelligence agencies said. OK, so now that lie is busted, too:

The CIA station chief in Libya reported to Washington within 24 hours of last month’s deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate that there was evidence it was carried out by militants, not a spontaneous mob upset about an American-made video ridiculing Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, U.S. officials have told The Associated Press.

Drew M. at AOSHQ: “CIA to Obama: Hey Barry, you know what’s ‘not optimal’? Your sorry ass.”

Category: Libya

Nate Silver Asks: Whose Shark Is This, and Why Do I Feel a Need to Jump It?

Posted on | October 19, 2012 | 35 Comments

It seems so long ago, but it was only late September, when Jonathan Chait dismissed as “poll denialists” those who expressed skepticism about the validity of polls showing Barack Obama sailing to an easy victory in Ohio and elsewhere. We were, said Chait, “totally crazy” for questioning the samples of these polls.

Three weeks later, Romney having zoomed upward in the polls, now it is the turn of liberals to complain, and we find that the previously respectable Nate Silver of the New York Times is now a poll denialist, complaining that the Gallup national tracking poll that showed Romney leading by 7 points is “deeply inconsistent with the results that other polling firms are showing in the presidential race, and the Gallup poll has a history of performing very poorly when that is the case.”

Whatever.

We’re now 18 days away from Election Day, and we’ll know soon enough whether Gallup or other polls are accurate. Is it likely that Romney will win the popular vote by a 7-point margin? I dunno. Probably not. This would be a landslide of historical proportions.

On the other hand, without going into Nate’s entire argument, I’ll say this: Polls are a lagging indicator. By the time a decisive shift begins to appear in the polls, the factors that caused the shift are usually several days or even weeks in the past. Instapundit wishes to make clear that he did not coin the term “preference cascade,” but if this is what we’ve been watching for the past three weeks . . .

Well, it is what it is. Donald Douglas says “wonder boy Nate Silver’s practically blown a gasket over the latest Gallup tracking numbers,” but the real question is, “Was Nate every really a wonder boy?” Or is it possible that, like Obama, he was overrated all along?

I’d make more fun of Nate’s newfound skepticism, except that for all I know, he’s right. This is my luxury: I’m a mere journalist, with a blog, and nobody’s paying me to be the Omniscient Expert, so I don’t have to pretend to know everything. Lucky me.

Category: Election 2012, Polls

LIVE AT FIVE: 10.19.12

Posted on | October 19, 2012 | 10 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Candidates Trade Jokes Instead Of Accusations At Al Smith Dinner

Yukking it up under ecclesiastical supervision

A welcome break in the rancor?

Boy Scout Pervert List Released
(This space reserved for the inevitable editorial using this to justify forcing the BSA to change its policies to allow more of the same)

Family Of Bomber Wannabee Shocked At His Arrest
Describe would-be jihadi as peaceful, quiet boy



POLITICS
No Surrender: Congressional Republicans Vow No Tax Hikes Even If Obama Re-Elected

Veto threats are not negotiation, Mr. President

President thinks victory will force GOP to compromise, aide says think again
Related: Romney campaign slams Obama for “fiscal cliff” veto threat, failure to meet with Boehner


Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Holds Defense Of Marriage Act Unconstitutional

Ann Romney Schools Whoopi Goldberg On Mormons And The Military

Akin, McCaskill Square Off In Debate

Paul Ryan: We Agree With Bill Clinton, The Economy’s Not Fixed

Obama Tells Jon Stewart Deaths At Benghazi “Not Optimal”

FBI Arrests Second Suspect In Bomb Plot Against NY Fed



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Oil Mixed In Asian Trade; NYMEX $92.01, Brent $112.48
Stocks Finish Lower After Google’s Earnings Leak
Sprint Takes Control Of Clearwire
Chinese Auto Parts Maker Vows To Top Johnson Controls Bid For Bankrupt A123 Systems
Macy’s Targets Millenials With New Brands
GM To Hire 3000 Workers From HP, End Outsourcing Of IT
Unemployment Applications Spike to 388K Due To “Technical Factors”
Southwest Airlines Posts Small Profit After Weak September
Google Launches $249 Chrombeook
SAP Launches Cloud Platform Built On Hana
Apple Gives Super iPhone Hacker Comex The Boot
AOL Re-Imagines E-Mail With Alto Web Client



SPORTS
Well-Armed Tigers Sweep Yankees, Win American League Pennant

Tigers skipper Jim Leyland takes the ball from starter Max Scherzer

Tigers blitz Yankees 8-1; Delmon Young voted ALCS MVP


A-Rod’s Season, Possibly His Yankees Career, Ends With a Whimper

Wainwright Frustrates Giants As Cardinals Cruise To Game 4 Win

49ers Beat Seahawks In Battle For First

NHL Dismisses Union’s Counteroffers

Ryan Mulls Using Tebow At Running Back

Hamlin Crashes During Testing At Kansas Speedway

Pakistan Perfectly Safe For Cricket, Says Kallicharran

Nationals Would Like To Thank You For Your Fandom, But You Can’t Have Your $4 Back



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Drew Lachey Whines About Getting Beaten By Bristol Palin

Drew Lachey and Bristol Palin

Former 98 Degrees crooner pitches a fit backstage after being eliminated October 9

Paul Rodriguez Endorses Romney, Cuts Spanish-Language Ad

Sylvia Kristel Dies, 60; Starred In “Emmanuelle” Movies

Flavor Flav Accused Of Double-Knife Rampage Before Arrest

Bravo Wants Jill Zarin To Come Back To “Real Housewives Of New York”

“Beyonce” Rooms For Affluent New Moms At Lenox Hill Putting Newborns At Risk, Nurses Say

Two-Time Nominee Joaquin Phoenix Dismisses Oscars As “Bullshit”

Miley Cyrus Can’t Get Enough Of Honey Boo Boo



FOREIGNERS
Assad Forces Try To Reverse Rebel Gains With Air Power
East China Sea Tension As PRC Set For Naval Exercises
EU Leaders Clash On Fiscal Unity As Greeks Riot Against Austerity
Could Malala Yousafzai’s Shooting Be The Turning Point For Pakistan?
Australia, ROK, Three Other Nations Elected To Temporary Seats On UNSC
Putin Backs Ban On Muslim Headscarves In Schools
Hamid Karzai Rules Out Foreigners On Elections Commission
Libya Attack Suspect Scoffs At US In Plain Sight



BLOGS & STUFF
WyBlog: Obama’s “Recovery” Lasts All Of One Week As Initial Unemployment Claims Spike
American Power: Nate Silver Blows Gasket As Gallup Shows Romney Pulling Away
Dinesh D’Souza: I Am Not Having An Affair
Allahpundit: Romney Campaign Thinking About Shifting Money From NC to Bluish MI, PA, WI?
Weasel Zippers: Obama On Benghazi – “When Four Americans Get Killed, It’s Not Optimal”
Lonely Conservative: Another Left-Leaning Newspaper Endorses Romney
Weekly Standard Blog: Bill Clinton Says, “I Thought Obama Was Going To Cry”
Protein Wisdom: It’s Time To Do Away With Congress, And Even The President
Power Line: Romney Up By 4 In Pennsylvania?
Pirate’s Cove: Joe Biden Wonders How Many Have Served In Iran
Mark Levin: I Have No Question Obama Uses Binders Or The Equivalent Too
Atlas Shrugs: Virginia Teacher Charged With Assault After Student’s Hand Cut During Forced Islamic Hand Sign Drill
American Thinker: Obama, Oy Vey! American Jews Finally Have Had Enough
Jammie Wearing Fools: Democrat Hate Speech Alert – Rep. Keith Ellison Calls GOP Opponent “Lowlife Scumbag”, “Gutter Dweller”


Remember, links for the FMJRA are due by midnight tonight!

Category: Live at Five

Those Wanting Obama Impeached Should Understand. . .

Posted on | October 18, 2012 | 17 Comments

by Smitty

I knew as I watched the debate that the Benghazi question was the climax. This ad compiles the details of the Presidential prevarication nicely:

What Romney did there was prosecute the Benghazi case for Stevens, Smith, Doherty and Woods. And he did it in the court of public opinion. And he was halted in his effort by a lousy sycophant of a moderator.

That’s all you’re going to get. There is no way under the sun, even if Dingy Harry were removed, that the precedent for turning the end of a Presidency into a legal probe is going to happen. You don’t want that precedent. Even for #OccupyResoluteDesk, who is hopefully the most atrocious piece of work this country ever suffers.

So, enjoy that ~20 seconds, and keep that in mind in just over a fortnight, when you get to cast your portion of the judgement on this sad little tool.

via Breitbart

Category: Barack Obama

#ObamaGoogleHistory What Is My Current Abuse Level At http://theothermccain.com

Posted on | October 18, 2012 | 6 Comments

by Smitty

This hash tag game had its origins in this:

Slightly strange, this game. I’ve had a lot of love for this tweet:

Yet not so much for this one:

And who doesn’t dig a Harry Reid riff?

Category: Barack Obama, humor

#Winning: Va. Tech College Republicans

Posted on | October 18, 2012 | 10 Comments

Danielle Saul is youth coordinator for the George Allen campaign. When I saw her in Charlottesville last night, Dani said she was on her way to Blacksburg where tonight Allen will debate Democrat candidate What’s-His-Name on the campus of Virginia Tech University. She said something about putting up signs. I thought nothing more about it until today when the Roanoke Times  posted this:

This morning Virginia Tech officials ordered the George Allen for Senate campaign to remove all but 100 of the about 1,000 signs erected overnight in grassy areas in front of Squires Student Center.
Allen and Democratic challenger Tim Kaine will hold their final live debate tonight in Squires.
Permission had previously been granted for both campaigns to erect signs at Squires, Tech spokesman Larry Hincker said. . . .
But officials didn’t think to mandate a limit on the number of signs each campaign could erect. This morning every square inch of the designated area was covered in signs for the Allen campaign.

Click here to see the photo. Attagirl, Dani.

 

Category: Election 2012, Virginia
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